Cactus / One Way...Or Another 2CD Remastered

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The
plan was for the Vanilla Fudge rhythm section of bassist Tim Bogert
and drummer Carmine Appice to join with guitar god Jeff Beck and his
singer Rod Stewart in a supergroup of sorts. The plan was derailed
when Beck had a motorcycle accident that incapacitated him for 18
months. Stewart then joined pal Ron Wood in the revamped Faces (and
pursued a somewhat lucrative solo career), leaving Bogert and Appice
to find alternates for their dream band. They recruited guitarist Jim
McCarty from Mitch Ryder's disassembling Detroit Wheels, and singer
Rusty Day from Ted Nugent's Amboy Dukes. One can only wonder what
might have been.

What
was, was Cactus, a generic boogie band that never got beyond
opening-act status and never sold many records. The band's first
album, Cactus, was OK, with a speed-demon version of Mose Allison's
"Parchman Farm," but their music never amounted to anything
more than the formulaic on subsequent releases. The band had a short
life. After Cactus' dissolution in 1972, Bogert and Appice finally
joined with Beck to form Beck, Bogert & Appice. However, that
group's one release showed very little magic, and BB&A lasted
little more than a year.